DHS in the News

Journalists worldwide write about The DHS Program results. The dissemination of DHS, SPA and HIV data is often widely covered by media in survey countries, but journalists also use The DHS Program data throughout the year as background information for their stories, or to compare health and development indicators across countries. These data are also used by journalists in the United States and other developed countries, as it is considered the gold standard of population, health and nutrition data. Below are some examples of recent news coverage. Please note: The links below are to websites outside The DHS Program.

Oct 21, 2020
Egypt promotes birth control to slow population growth

Mohamed Sabry
AL-MONITOR (Egypt)

"...The Egypt Demographic and Health Survey of 2014 also showed that around 59% of married women in Egypt are using contraception..."

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